IDF on strike

LE

Fifteen Golani Brigade soldiers were sentenced to seven to 28 days in a military prison for abandoning an IDF outpost near Gaza.

The soldiers abandoned the outpost in protest at what they said were the poor service conditions there, but returned a short while later.
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Last March dozens of Golani troops left the Tzeelim training base without authorization after claiming that their rights had been violated. Most of the soldiers were sentenced to prison terms of up to 56 days.

LE

Back in the late 80's when I had the opportunity to work with IDF personnel, I found them to be very professional but times change. Incidents like this are certainly indicative of problems in the ranks.